Iran says will not beg for its atomic rights

Well, that sort of settles it. The big guy has weighed in on nukular power.

Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the "field of danger" to protect such rights, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.

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Just read the NPT. Here is one of the salient points.
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also referred to as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), obligates the five acknowledged nuclear-weapon states (the United States, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, France, and China) not to transfer nuclear weapons, other nuclear explosive devices, or their technology to any non-nuclear-weapon state. Non-nuclear-weapon States Parties undertake not to acquire or produce nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices.

Of course, the US has already broken this treaty with India, but that's beside the point.

The NPT is the most widely accepted arms control agreement. As of early 2000 a total of 187 states were Parties to the NPT. Cuba, Israel, India, and Pakistan were the only states that were not members of the NPT.

So Iran has signed the NPT and is perfectly within its rights to produce nukular power plants. Unless and until they start producing weapons grade materials, they are not doing anything wrong.

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Iran: US will lose in the Middle East

Duh! Its already happened. The Iraqi and Afghan insurgents can't be contained nor defeated and that makes them the winners by default. At this point, remaining in Iraq is futile and costing the unnecessary loss of life. Perhaps re-directing efforts on Afghanistan might be beneficial, but I have my doubts.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday the United States will not achieve its goals in the region, state television reported.

"Realities in the region show that the arrogant front, headed by US and its allies, will be the principal loser in the region," the broadcast quoted Khamenei as saying in meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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